Oklahoma § 59-1000.21 - Commission members

§ 59-1000.21. Commission members

A. 1. There is hereby created the Oklahoma Uniform Building

Code Commission which shall consist of thirteen (13) members, eleven

of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and

consent of the Senate as follows:

a.

one member who is a general contractor from a

statewide organization that represents residential

construction,

b.

one member who is a general contractor from a

statewide organization that represents commercial

construction,

c.

one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents electrical contractors,

d.

one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents plumbing contractors,

e.

one member who is a contractor from a statewide

organization that represents heating and cooling

contractors,

f.

one member who is a licensed electrical engineer from

a state-recognized professional engineering firm,

g.

one member who is a local-level regulator/inspector

who is a member of a statewide organization that is

exempt from taxation under federal law and designated

pursuant to the provisions of the Internal Revenue

Code of 1986, as amended, 26 U.S.C., Section 170(a),

who has represented municipalities and had statutory

functions for municipalities for at least ten (10)

years,

h.

one member who is a certified building official

employed by a political subdivision,

i.

one member who is a licensed architect from a

statewide organization that represents architects,

j.

one member who is from the insurance industry with

knowledge of building codes and experience in property

loss mitigation, and

k.

one member who is a licensed mechanical engineer from

a state-recognized professional engineering firm.

2. The members shall be appointed for staggered terms of four

(4) years. A full term of office for purposes of determining term

limits provided in subsection C of this section shall be the

completion of a full four-year term of appointment.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 59. Professions and Occupations

B. The remaining two members of the Commission shall be the

State Fire Marshal, or a designee, and an appointee of the

Construction Industries Board.

C. Appointed members shall continue in office until a successor

is appointed by the Governor, notwithstanding the term limitations.

No appointed member shall serve more than two consecutive full fouryear terms; provided, such a member shall be eligible to serve until

a successor is appointed, and such member may be reappointed after a

two-year absence from the Commission. The Governor shall fill all

vacancies and unexpired terms in the same manner as the original

appointment of the member whose position is to be filled. No

initial appointment to a term of less than four (4) years or any

partial-term appointment to fill a vacancy or unexpired term of

another member shall be counted for purposes of determining term

limits. An appointed member may be removed by the Governor for

cause.

D. Whenever a member of the Commission is absent from more than

one-half (1/2) of all meetings of the governing body, regular and

special, held within any period of twelve (12) consecutive months,

the member shall thereupon cease to hold office by operation of law.

Added by Laws 2009, c. 439, § 3, emerg. eff. June 2, 2009. Amended

by Laws 2014, c. 223, § 2; Laws 2021, c. 266, § 1, eff. July 1,

2021; Laws 2025, c. 225, § 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2025.